刘绩·《征妇词》英译

征妇语征夫：“有身当殉国。

君为塞下土，妾作山头石。”

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A Soldier’s Wife’s Words

Liu Ji

Said the soldier’s wife to the soldier:

“Thy body must needs be given to thy country;

But if thou shalt become dust at the frontier-post,

Thy wife will be the tablet-stone atop thy mound.”